Stars and Stripes, May
3, 1954
CHARITY FROM THE CHIEF-Lt. (jg) James S. Smith, USN,
Buffalo, N.Y., welfare and recreation officer aboard the minesweeper
Chief, presents clothing and school supplies to the children of the
Yeun Pyung Orphanage. The gifts were donated by crewmen of the Navy
ship. (USN Photo)
ABOARD USS CHIEF, Korea, May 2 - "Christmas" came
twice for 75 Korean war orphans of the Yeun Pyung Orphanage on Taeyonpyong
Island recently. The 90 man crew of the minesweeper Chief met the orphans
during the Christmas holidays at a party aboard ship. While on patrol
months later, the sailors started a relief fund using "Do You Remember"
as a slogan. The drive netted $200 worth of clothing and school supplies
for the war refugees.
In Japan, the money bought 50 pairs of shoes, 100
pairs of socks, 50 T-shirts, two gross pencils, one gross school tablets,
100 bars of soap, a large clock for the school room and material for
over 50 school suits. When the Chief returned to Korea on another tour
of duty, the orphanage declared a half-holiday to receive the gifts.
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